How council tax is spent

How council tax is spent 2017-2018

How much do I pay?

You pay your council tax to Wycombe District Council and this money is shared with other local service providers (known as preceptors) as shown below

Buckinghamshire County Council: 77.0 per cent

Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Area: 10.8 per cent

Wycombe District Council: 8.3 per cent

Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority: 3.9 per cent

In addition to the authorities above, some of your council tax is shared with your local parish or town council to pay for the services they provide. These charges vary according to local needs and are listed below.

Precepts by parish areas

Parish Area

2016 to 2017 Precept £

Band D Charge £

2017 to 2018 Precept £

Band D Charge £

Bledlow-cum-Saunderton

18,149

15.12

18,144

15.1

Bradenham

7,000

30.96

7,141

30.84

Chepping Wycombe

341,372

54.02

344,968

54.34

Downley

90,007

45.7

96,675

49.04

Ellesborough

19,618

44.58

19,619

44.49

Fawley (Parish Meeting)

0

0

0

0

Great & Little Hampden

2,585

15.67

3,005

18.29

Great & Little Kimble cum Marsh

30,001

63.27

44,442

90.82

Great Marlow

12,233

17.04

12,241

17.01

Hambleden

32,001

38.32

32,007

38.3

Hazlemere

231,596

62.26

272,598

68.48

Hedsor (Parish Meeting)

0

0

0

0

High Wycombe Town - Charter Trustees

58,064

2.7

0

0

High Wycombe Town - Special Expenses

371,300

17.33

436,994

19.89

Hughenden

197,588

50.22

207,500

51.96

Ibstone

7,001

48.44

7,000

47.96

Lacey Green

24,997

20.23

25,775

20.63

Lane End

114,354

82.54

120,552

85.75

Little Marlow

47,11

59.54

48,061

60.64

Longwick-cum-Ilmer

22,893

33.63

27,471

40.23

Marlow Bottom

31,703

20.97

38,000

24.96

Marlow Town

322,824

48.58

341,441

51.23

Medmenham

19,110

37.16

20,680

39.96

Piddington & Wheeler End

20,001

75.97

20,252

77.99

Princes Risborough

331,702

95.21

345,721

98.88

Radnage

25,200

66.21

26,460

69.33

Stokenchurch

65,106

33.98

72,016

37.1

Turville

6,500

29.77

6,500

30.32

West Wycombe - Parish Council

40,499

74.91

0

0

West Wycombe - Special Expenses

3,100

5.73

45,103

83.35

Wooburn and Bourne End

248,064

53.71

349,032

73.41

Details of parish and town councils that have budgets greater than £140,000 for 2015 to 2016 are given below:

Budget Requirements of parish and town councils spending over £140,000

2016 to 2017

2017 to 2018

Gross Cost £

Gross Income £

Net Cost £

Parish/town council (or equivalent)

Gross Cost £

Gross Income* £

Net Cost £

392,041

56,496

335,577

Chepping Wycombe

396,473

42,305

354,168

346,100

98,615

247,485

Hazlemere

TBC

TBC

TBC

529,800

163,600

366,200

High Wycombe Special Expenses

572,389

111,460

460,929

221,485

25,675

195,810

Hughenden

TBC

TBC

TBC

448,226

125,429

322,797

Marlow Town

472,318

130,851

341,467

508,346

176,644

331,702

Princes Risborough

440,097

79,642

360,455

280,455

48,652

231,803

Wooburn and Bourne End

397,056

48,064

348,992

*Gross income includes council tax reduction scheme income and use of working balances.

Further details for parish/town council services can be found at the following websites:

Our Income and Spending

Wycombe District Council’s share of the council tax has not gone up this year. The average band D household will pay Wycombe District Council £2.53 a week, or £131.99 a year. Apart from last year’s small rise of 10p a week, that means we’ve frozen our part of your council tax for six out of the last seven years.